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Peer reviewed publications
- Bodó, B., Gervais, D. J., & Quintais, J. P. (2018). Blockchain and smart contracts: the missing link in copyright licensing? International Journal of Law and Information Technology. DOI: 10.1093/ijlit/eay014\
- Bodó, B., & Giannopoulou, A. The Logics of Technology Decentralization: the Case of Distributed Ledger Technologies. In M. Ragnedda, & G. Destefanis (Eds.), Blockchain and Web 3.0: Social, Economic, and Technological Challenges Routledge, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3330590
- Giannopoulou, A. & Ferrari V., Distributed Data Protection and Liability on Blockchains. In S. S. Bodrunova et al. (Eds.), INSCI 2018 Workshops, LNCS 11551, Springer, 2019, pp. 203–211. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-17705-8_17Giannopoulou, A. (2019). Access and reuse of machine-generated data for scientific research. Erasmus law review, 2019(2), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.5553/ELR.000136
- Giannopoulou, A. (2018). Understanding Open Data Regulation: An Analysis of the Licensing Landscape. In B. van Loenen, G. Vancauwenberghe, & J. Crompvoets (Eds.), Open Data Exposed (pp. 101-125). (Information Technology and Law Series; Vol. 30). The Hague: Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-261-3_6 [details]
- Quintais, J. P., Bodó, B., Giannopoulou, A. & Ferrari, V., Blockchain and the Law: A Critical Evaluation: [Review of: P. De Filippi, A. Wright (2018) Blockchain and the law : the rule of code]. 2019, In : Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy. 2, 1, p. 86-112.
- Giannopoulou, A. (2020). Algorithmic systems: the consent is in the detail?. Internet Policy Review, 9(1). DOI: 10.14763/2020.1.1452
- Giannopoulou, A (2020). Data Protection Compliance Challenges for Self-Sovereign Identity. In Prieto, J. et al. (Eds.): BLOCKCHAIN 2020, AISC 1238, pp. 91-100.
- Bodó, B. (2020). Mediated trust: A theoretical framework to address the trustworthiness of technological trust mediators. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820939922
- Ferrari, V. (2020). The regulation of crypto-assets in the EU: Investment and payment tokens under the radar. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law. https://doi.org/10.1177/1023263X20911538
Blockchain&Society Research Nodes series
- Ferrari, V., Quintais, J. P., Giannopoulou, A., & Bodó, B. (2018). Report on the “GDPR, data policy and compliance” workshop organized by the EU Blockchain Observatory. (Blockchain&Society Research Nodes; Vol. 1, No. 1). Institute for Information Law. Download
- Bodó B. , Quintais J.P., Giannopoulou A., & Ferrari V. (2018). Trust in decentralized data infrastructures. (Blockchain&Society Research Nodes; Vol. 1, No. 2). Institute for Information Law. Download
- Giannopoulou, A., Bodó, B., Ferrari, V., & Quintais, J. P. (2019), Report on “Validation rules for blockchain research: International workshop on scholarly blockchain research priorities” (Blockchain&Society Research Nodes; Vol. 2, No. 1). Institute for Information Law. Download
- Bodó, Balázs (2020) Trust, Blockchain-based Technologies, Public Sector, and the Social Good. Blockchain & Society Policy Research Lab Research Nodes 2020/1 Download
- Giannopoulou, Alexandra (2020), Digital Identity and Trust: Response to the Open Public Consultation on the eIDAS Regulation. Blockchain & Society Policy Research Lab Research Nodes 2020/2 Download
Policy documents
- Bodó, B., van de Pol, J., van Deventer, O., Hoepman, J-H., van den Hoven, J., de Kok, A., … Stevens, M. Dutch Blockchain Research Agenda Download
Events
- 5 June, 2019, Courts and the Decentralized Internet, Courts and Internet Governance, Brussels
- 17 May, 2019, To Decentralize Everything, Hash Here: Blockchains and Information Law– Panel at TILTing Perspectives 2019
- 30 January, 2019, Blockchain technology and the GDPR: the beginning of a beautiful privacy whac-a-mole?– Panel at CPDP Conference
- 17 October, 2018, Seoul Copyright Forum 2018 – blockchains and copyright
- 5 October, 2018, Amsterdam Privacy Conference – data protection and privacy workshop (in cooperation with APC2018)
- 28 September, 2018 Eliza Mik guest lecture
- 24 May, 2018, Barlaeus dinner on Trust in distributed data infrastructures (in cooperation with IXA Information Exchange Amsterdam)
- 12 February, 2018 Blockchain, Law & Policy workshop (in cooperation with BLES—Business Law and Economics Symposium and the Center for Law & Economics at ETH Zurich)
- 5 July, 2017, Blockchain and Copyright Symposium (in cooperation with the Data protection and Privacy Summer course/IViR)
Press
- Blockchain could democratise banking, music – but at what cost?, Horizon, 13 March 2019, interview with Balazs Bodo
- De invloed van nieuwe technologieën op de maatschappij valt vaak wat tegen, New Scientist, April, 2018, interview with Balazs Bodo
- 1,5 miljoen voor onderzoek naar maatschappelijke impact van blockchain, AG Connect, 22 February, interview Balázs Bodó;
- Bodó, Balázs (16-12-2017): Muziek terwijl u de artiest direct betaalt [Print] Het Financieele Dagblad. Muziek terwijl u de artiest direct betaalt.
- Bodó, Balázs (10-11-2017): Nederlandse bedrijven testen tientallen vernieuwingen voor economie[Print] De Telegraaf. Nederlandse bedrijven testen tientallen vernieuwingen voor economie.
- Quintais, J. P. (Author), Bodó, B. (Author), & Groeneveld, L. (Author). (2017). Blockchain Copyright Symposium: Summary Report. Web publication/site, Kluwer Copyrigth Blog: Kluwer Copyright Blog.
- Quintais, J. P. (Author), & Bodó, B. (Author). (2017). Blockchain Copyright Symposium. Web publication/site, Kluwer Copyright Blog.
Talks, conference presentations, workshops
- B. Bodó (Speaker), D.J. Gervais (Speaker), João Quintais (Speaker), Blockchain and Smart Contracts: The Missing Link in Copyright Licensing? 12 Feb 2018, “Blockchain, Law & Policy workshop”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Bodó, B. (keynote) (10-4-2018). Innovation in the age of distributed ledger technologies, The Future of Digital Innovation in the European Union, Brugge, Belgium.
- Bodó, B. (keynote) (24-5-2018). Keynote: Trust in Data on Blockhains, Barlaeus dinner, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Bodó, B. (keynote) (28-5-2018). Keynote: Key research questions on blockchain technologies, Advisory Board meeting of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- J.P. Quintais (Participant), #Blockchain for Good: wat zijn de opbrengsten? 26 Jun 2018, Workshop with members of projects funded by the SIDN fonds under the umbrella program “Blockchain for Good”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Bodó, B. (speaker) (4-9-2018). The conditions of doing policy research, 5 Years of Internet Policy Review, Berlin, Germany.
- Bodó, B. (speaker) (20-9-2018). DECENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGIES AND GOVERNANCE AT SCALE – DE/RE/CONSTRUCTING THE BLOCKCHAIN NARRATIVE, The Internet, Policy & Politics Conference 2018, Oxford, United Kingdom.
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchains and Data Protection: a brief overview, 5 Oct 2018, Workshop: Controlling your data: the competing visions of blockchains and GDPR, part of the Amsterdam Privacy Conference, 5/10/18, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Bodó, B. (speaker) (8-10-2018). The social organization of distrust: does technology have a role?, Amsterdam Privacy Conference 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Bodó, B. (keynote) (17-10-2018). Will blockchain become a wave in the copyright distribution market?, Seoul Copyright Forum 2018, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
- Valeria Ferrari (Speaker), Fare Impresa e Nuove Tecnologie – Uno sguardo al fenomeno blockchain, 22 Oct 2018, Torino, Italy.
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchains, Smart Contracts and Copyright, 29 Nov 2018, International Conference on Blockchain, Public Trust, Law and Governance, Groningen, Netherlands, 28 Nov 2018 – 30 Nov 2018.
- Valeria Ferrari (Speaker), Unlocking the gateways between law enforcement and blockchain technologies. A study on the enforcement of Anti-Money Laundering policies over crypto-assets, at International Conference on Blockchain, Public Trust, Law and Governance, Groningen, Netherlands, 28 Nov 2018 – 30 Nov 2018.
- Bodó, B. (keynote) (30-11-2018). Decentralization, Objectification and the Social Organization of Distrust: Exploring the Logics of Power and Governance through (Blockchain) technology, Blockchain, Public Trust, Law and Governance, Groningen, Netherlands.
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchains, Smart Contracts and Copyright, 3 Dec 2018, Blockchain and Society Policy Research Lab: ERC Advisory Board Meeting. J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchains, Smart Contracts and Copyright, 4 Dec 2018, Validation rules for blockchain research : International workshop on scholarly blockchain research priorities.
- Bodó, B. (speaker) (6-12-2018). The social construction of trust, and decentralized technologies, ALFA – Amsterdam Law & Finance Association, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Valeria Ferrari (speaker), Unlocking the gateways between law enforcement and blockchain
- technologies, JURIX 2018 : 31st International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, Groningen , Netherlands, 12/12/18. (Winner of Doctoral Consortium best paper award).
- Bodó, B. (speaker) (21-1-2019). On the notions of “trust” and “trustless”, Blockchain Workshop Theory & Practice, Paris, France.
- Balázs Bodó (Speaker), Policy questions around decentralized technologies, Annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 17/02/19, Washington, DC, United States
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchain and Intellectual Property, Max Planck Institute (Max Planck Institute), 02/21/2019
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchains, Smart Contracts and Copyright: Beyond the Hype, 23 Feb 2019, 7th Annual MIPLC Alumni Conference on Intellectual Property and Competition Law,
- Balázs Bodó (Speaker), Trust and decentralization – talk at the interdisciplinary colloquium on Law, Technology and Society, Haifa University Law School, 14 Mar 2019
- Balázs Bodó (Speaker): How not to “mortgage our future to temporary things” – introducing the research program of the Blockchain&Society Policy Research Lab, Haifa University Law School, 13 Mar 2019
- J.P. Quintais (Speaker), Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Copyright, 14 Mar 2019, Seminar organized by the Grup de Recerca en Dret Patrimonial, Law School, Pompeu Fabra University (International),
- Valeria Ferrari (Speaker), Crypto-assets under European financial law: legal and enforcement issues, TILTing Perspectives 2019, Tilburg University, Netherlands, 17 May 2019.